4/4/2019 · By Lia Beck. April 4, 2019. In the new movie The Best of Enemies, Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell play Ann Atwater and C.P. Ellis, a real-life civil rights activist and a KKK leader, respectively.
The filmmakers behind The Best of Enemies — the true story of how Ann Atwater (Taraji P. Henson), a black civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis ( Sam Rockwell), a local Ku Klux Klan leader, came together during a 10-day community forum on the integration of schools in Durham, N.C.
in the 1970s — were always aware of potential comparisons to Green Book or Three Billboards.
C.P. Ellis eventually took on leadership roles in the KKK and was voted into the position of Grand Cyclops of the Durham, NC, chapter. He was paired with.
4/5/2019 · Directed by Robin Bissell. With Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay, Anne Heche. Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.
Taraji P Henson stars as Ann Atwater, an African-American activist and community organizer, while Sam Rockwell co-stars as Claiborne CP Ellis, the Exalted Cyclops (basically the Chapter President) of the Ku Klux Klan.
The Best of Enemies vs the True Story of Ann Atwater and C …
What Happened To C.P. Ellis From ‘The Best Of Enemies …
The Best of Enemies vs the True Story of Ann Atwater and C …
What Happened To C.P. Ellis From ‘The Best Of Enemies …
